The bodyguards, as usual, were brave but oafish.

　　這些保鏢照舊勇氣可嘉但魯鈍無禮。

　　The president remains obdurate on the question of cutting taxes.

　　總統在削減稅收這個問題上依然頑固不化。

　　Not giving way to pressure or persuasion; obdurate.

　　固執的不屈服于壓力的或不聽從勸告的；固執的。

　　He remained obdurate, refusing to alter his decision.

　　他依然固執己見，拒不改變決定。

　　He remained obdurate in his refusal to sign.

　　他仍然執拗地不肯簽字。